Improved revolving bin



, ings, and the letters Minwhicli-L- e, v

Figure lis a plan or topview of my said inven- EDWIN' zsMijTH, or

enterica/ILLINOIS.

Lenen Patent N, 89,895, dated May 11, 1869.

IMPRovzzD Rnvonvjrne BIN.

` The Schedule referre'dto in these Letters Patent andlmak'ing part ofthe lame.

To all'wliom it concern.- V 4 Be it known *hat I, EDWIN JL SMItr'rnofChicago,

Y in the county of-l 000k, and State of Illinois, have in-A vented\a newand useful Revolving Compartment-Bin; andl do herebydeclare and makeknown that the following is a' full, clear,land exact description of thesame, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawand figures markedthereon,whicli formupart of this specification.-` Y v My said inventionrelates to a novel device, or re ceptacle, of a circular form, dividedinto a series of `separate compartments, arranged radially. from thecentre to the circumference, and supportedin a suitaf ble manner, so asto revolve readily when desired, in

e which nails of diiferent sizes, orI any other articles of l dilerentgrades, or dif'erent articles, may be kept, and vis designed for suchuse in stores where suchv articles arerkeptfor sale, tofacilitateftheready access thereto, when it is desired `to Weigh or'parcel out4 thesame, instead Vof kegs, boxes, and: ,stationary bins, in which suchaiticles are -generally stored 'lo enable those skilled in thexart tounderstand how torconstructand use the said invention, I will proceed todescribe the same with particularity, making reference, in'so doing,`tothe aforesaid drawings,

tion; i e l Eigure 2 is a verticali central section of the same; and i f4 Y Figure 3 is a plan view of thedevice forsupporting the revolvingtop.`

Similar letters of referencein the several figures denote the same partsof my invention. e

A represents an annular jauge, provided cen- 4trally with a cone,marked' O, terminating at c ,in

an apex, which fforms a suitable bearing or support for the revolvingcircular table E, as-hereinai'ter described.

The aforesaid flange A and cone C are supported upon suitable legs, orsupports B,.assh\own, or upon a pedestal of any kind, asA maybepreferred.

The flange A is turned up slightly, as seen in fig. 2, so as to form achannel at the base of the cone, wherein balls a may be placed andretained, if desited. Y Y

To' the centre'of the aforesaid circular table E,

which, however, may be polygonaly inr form,v if preferred, is secured acone, D, of substantially the same height as the cone G, said coneD-terminating in a suitable socket, or" bearing, to receiv'e theaforesaid support c, upon the apex of the cone C, as shown. l l

y When the table E is supported, as shown, upon the apex of the cone G,it does not rest upon the ilange A, but issuspended from the point d,

revolution of the bins, asv desired.

sothat it can `freely revolve whenever it is desired to change theposition of the same, as hereinafter specified. f

This means of support would ordinarily be all that isnecess ry, but whenthe bins are lled, and as they articles contained therein wouldnaturally he taken outuuequally from the several compartments, the lsaid table E would incline to one side, and not keepin a horizontalposition, in which case the same would rest uponthe ilange A, andinterfere with the ready To prevent this, and to keep the table E in ahorizontal position, notwithstanding the ,unequal-weight upon the'same,a series of balls, or their equivalent a,

is placedin the annular groove, around the base of the cone C, and theexterior cone D is Vmade of suchY diameter at tliebase as toi just restagainst theV outside oi said balls, as shown. Y p By this arrangementthe ballsallow the table E to rotate freely, while at the s ame timethey 4prevent any lateral tipping of the same upon its support.

Upon said table E, radially arranged, as sho W `in fig. 1, is a seriesof partitions b, forming compartments, or bins, separate from' eachother, the inner ends of said partitions joining the cone D, and theouter ends reaching to the circumference of the table E, which isturnedup, to prevent the contents of the binsfromfalling off from theedge of the bins, as shown at e.

A1f desired, covers may be provided for each or any of `saidcompartments, as shown at F, in g. 2, which may be hinged at or near thecone D, so as to be opened upward when desired, as shown at f.

This provision would be desirabler for such of the compartments as mightbe used for sugars, teas, coffee, or similarv articles, from which vitis desirable to exclude the dust, but for nails or similar articles, thecovers'would be unnecessary.

This invention or revolving compartment-bin may be of 'any desired Ysizeor material, and may also be supported upon its frame or pedestal in anyother suitable manner than the one herein shown and de- K scribed,providedthat it niay revolve easily upon its support. v When said deviceis designed for nails or other vhardware or heavy articles, the cones CD might be l w1," i l A scales and the person attending to the weighingof the articles, so that the same can readily be taken out and weighedas desired.

Having described the nature, construction, and operation of my seidinvention, I will now specify what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. I claim the table E, provided with partitions b, s o as to form aseries of compartments, or bins, and cones D and C, so constructed andarranged that the table revolves on the apex of th cone C,

substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.

2. I claim the combination of the ange A, series of balls, or theirequivalent,y and the cones O and D, when constructed and arrangedsubstantially as shown and specified.

EDWIN J. SMITH.

Witnesses: W. E. MARRS, RVBRUNS.

